Greek Wars

Question 1

Which Persian king instigated the invasion?

Answer 1

Darius

Question 2

What was the first battle of the war with Persia?

Answer 2

The battle of marathon

Question 3

How did the geography aid the Greek side?

Answer 3

Mountains and marsh

Question 4

What was the winning strategy of the Greeks?

Answer 4

Surprise attack and hand-to-hand combat

Question 5

Who significantly did not help the Athenian army?

Answer 5

Sparta

Question 6

What change for the Greeks when Xerxes sent in his army?

Answer 6

Sparta joined in the fighting

Question 7

What was the name of the path held by the Spartans?

Answer 7

Thermopylae

Question 8

How did they eventually get defeated on the path of Thermopylae?

Answer 8

They were pretrade in the Persian army found another way around and he attacked from behind
all died

Question 9

Why was the Athenian navy successful in defeating the Persians at the battle of Salamis?

Answer 9

The Athenian ships had more maneuverability

Question 10

Xerxes withdrew back to Persia leaving a token army behind. At what battle were they annihilated?

Answer 10

The battle of Plataea

Question 11

What is seen as the major outcome of the wars between Persia and the Greek city states?

Answer 11

Separation between Europe and Asia

Question 12

What was the name of the alliance formed by Athens?

Answer 12

Dellian league

Question 13

What did Athens continue to do?

Answer 13

Free city states from Persia

Question 14

Who was the Athens great leader during this time period?

Answer 14

?

Question 15

How did the Athenian direct democracy sure that no dictator would take over the city?

Answer 15

Ostracism

Question 16

How was ostracism implemented?

Answer 16

6000 people voted against you you were exiled from Greece for 10 years

Question 17

What did Athens have to import in order to survive?

Answer 17

Grain

Question 18

What animals did they domesticate to add to their economy?

Answer 18

Sheep

goats

Question 19

How did Athens treat their women?

Answer 19

They were unseen
no education
they needed a male escort to go places

Question 20

What is infanticide?

Answer 20

Where they kill the small or weak children in their family

Question 21

Ironically who’s helped in the Spartans recruit in order to defeat Athens?

Answer 21

Persia

Question 22

How many years did spartan males serve or prepare for military duty?

Answer 22

7 to 60 years old

Question 23

Who are the heroes of spartan society?

Answer 23

Warriors who died in battle

women who died in childbirth

Question 24

What saying shows their attitude towards warfare win or die trying?

Answer 24

Either you come back with your shield or on it

Question 25

Why were the Spartans leery about maintaining a long siege?

Answer 25

They were afraid of helots revolting

Question 26

What event weakened the Athenians so that they couldn’t go on the offensive?

Answer 26

Plague

Question 27

How long did the war last?

Answer 27

25 years

Question 28

What were the two negative outcomes related to the Civil War?

Answer 28

Thebes comes to power

Sparta loses lawyers

Question 29

Who were the two Biblical heroes during this time period?

Answer 29

Nehemiah

Esther

Question 30

What was the catalyst for Persian invasion of Greece?

Answer 30

Athens helped small Greek cities free from Persia